Q1] (14 marks) A 9 ppg mud composed of water and bentonite which has specific gravity of 2.5, the mud has volume of 500 bbl. The density of mud then required to be increased by adding barite, which has specific gravity of 4.3, the new density of 12 ppg. Calculate: volume of barite and bentonite.
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